Author: Tom
-
(NYT) LETTERS; William Buckley’s Legacy
Link to NYTimes.com article Published: February 29, 2008 To the Editor: Re ”William F. Buckley Jr., 82, Dies; Sesquipedalian Spark of Right” (front page, Feb. 28): He was such a master of wit, repartee and sophistry. Who will force all thinkers to sharpen their minds now that Bill Buckley is gone? Tom Miller Oakland, Calif.,…
-
Microcredit success leads to larger loans
[Link to NYTimes.com article] By Betsy Cummings Published: Thursday, January 27, 2005 It used to be that a $50 microloan to start an embroidery kiosk or other modest enterprise was a gateway out of poverty for women in poor countries. Now, some of them are telling aid groups that that is no longer enough. Rather,…
-
SMALL BUSINESS; Tiny Loans Stimulate The Appetite for More
[Link to NYTimes.com article] By BETSY CUMMINGS Published: January 27, 2005 Correction Appended Photo: Bangladeshi women gathered at a home in Dhaka recently to pay installments on microloans they received from Grameen Bank, which was founded to help the poor become small-business owners. (Photo by Rafiqur Rahman/Reuters) It used to be that a $50 microloan…
-
Small Victories in Afghanistan
[Link to NYTimes.com article] Published: Sunday, March 21, 2004 The Taliban may be out of power, but the plight of Afghanistan’s women goes on. There are trappings of new freedoms — foremost among them a constitution that recognizes women’s rights — but in much of the countryside women and girls are still treated like chattel.…